{"id":21065,"date":"2026-01-05T11:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=21065"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:24:47","slug":"four-year-degree-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/four-year-degree-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Year Degree Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Peace &amp; Conflict Studies Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/curriculum\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">PACS Curriculum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/four-year-degree-plan\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Degree Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/electives\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Peace &amp; Conflict Studies Electives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Peace &amp; Conflict Studies Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">PACS Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/fellowships-scholarships-and-awards\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Fellowships, Scholarships, &amp; Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Blueprint for Success<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/postgraduate-studies-careers-resources\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Postgraduate Studies, Careers, &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/alumni\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">PACS Alumni in the World<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-year-degree-plan\">Four-Year Degree Plan<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below we&#8217;ve provided a <strong>four-year degree plan<\/strong> for our program to illustrate how students could complete a degree from our department in four years. This degree plan suggests which classes students should generally plan to complete each semester they are at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know that each student will chart their own path at Butler with the help of their advisors. The four-year degree plan should not be seen as prescriptive. Instead, it should be seen as a directional guide helping students stay on track during their time at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Degree Plan: Peace and Conflict Studies\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st YEAR FALL<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st YEAR SPRING<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One of the following courses (in the required area of Introduction to the Field): PO 102, SW 240-PO, HST 205, TI 240-PL, SW 245-PO<\/td><td>One of the following courses (in the required area of Peacebuilding &amp; Conflict Resolution Skills): PO 220, PO 230, ORG 253<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>First Year Seminar<\/td><td>First Year Seminar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/TI\/PCA)<\/td><td>Core (AR\/TI\/PCA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor or Enrichment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2nd YEAR FALL<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2nd YEAR SPRING<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One of the following courses (in the required area of Research Methodology): AN 352, HST 301, PO 201, RGSS 304, SO 393<\/td><td>One lower-level PACS elective course<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (GHS)<\/td><td>Core (GHS*)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (NW)<\/td><td>Core (WB) or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Major\/Minor Enrichment<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor Enrichment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3rd YEAR FALL<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3rd YEAR SPRING<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Internship (6 credits required): PACS 403\/406<br><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: Six credit hours can be earned through one 6 credit hour course or two 3 credit hour internships spread throughout Fall and Spring of the junior year, up to Fall of senior year.<\/em><\/td><td>PACS Elective or PACS 403 (Internship)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PACS Elective (required in the area of Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Violence, i.e., it centers on at least 2 PACS student learning outcomes)<\/td><td>PACS Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/TI\/PCA)<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or Major\/Minor (if PACS 403)<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4th YEAR FALL<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4th YEAR SPRING<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PACS Elective<\/td><td>One of the following capstone seminars\/thesis (required): PO 490, AN 460, HST 401, IS 410<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PACS 403 (Internship) or PACS Elective<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*If a student chooses to study abroad, they should talk to their advisor about elective options.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"parent":389,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21065","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Four-Year Degree Plan | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/four-year-degree-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four-Year Degree Plan | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-conflict-studies\/four-year-degree-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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